THE FUTURE OF FARMING

While the current weed culture in Bangkok is definitely rowdy and saturated, full of young adults acting all hyped up (and annoying) like it’s their first time getting high, we can expect something a little more mellow in the future.

Good Neighbors Farm in Khao Yai focuses specifically on CBD products. Their latest product line is Diip, CBD oil with a third-party testing system to make sure it’s clean and free from any harmful

Sakonpob “Pob” Kittiwarawut, the managing director, says he’s not worried that the THC market seems to be growing much faster than CBD culture.

“For CBD, you can expect a steady growth. It will not be hyped up like the THC market, but it will definitely grow bigger and bigger,” Pob says. His customers are those who are either already familiar with the benefits of CBD or have been using it to treat illnesses and want to explore more. Pob also thinks the CBD businesses will be more stable and easier to scale compared to THC.

Farmer Supachai “A” Sriprapa—the man behind a family-run, homegrown Grinderss Green—originally started growing weed to treat his cancer-addled dog. He was too late, but continued to research weed farming. His weed is grown with imported fertilizer lab-tested to be clean and safe when inhaled and free from toxic heavy metals.

Right now, customers just buy whatever is available without caring about their weed’s safety or pedigree, perhaps focused only on how different weed smells. “But in the future, when the market is done with the saturation and hits its peak, there will definitely be more people who care about how their weed was grown or how clean it is, or stories about the farming behind the buds,” A says.

Customers at the moment don’t walk into a dispensary and ask where or how their buds were grown or cultivated. But that is going to change.

“Organic culture has become a big part of our agriculture now, and it’s growing. I think eventually it will move onto weed,” says chef Napol “Joe” Jantraget, chef and partner at Samlor and newly opened Thai fine-dining spot Nawa, where he and his team source local and organic ingredients. “Weed culture could shift to be like food culture.” ●

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